Diane McKinnon is an avid weaver and spinner who especially enjoys seeing her students discover their own potential as they have fun with fibers. Her first loom was a rigid heddle loom that she bought while she was still in high school. Diane went on to study weaving during college. She did additional color, textile, and weaving studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Attending conference classes, working for two years in a weaving shop, and doing production weaving increased her skills and knowledge over the years. Always keen on learning new fiber arts, she added Nuno Felting to her skill set. Diane teaches at The Black Sheep Gathering, Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, and holds fiber classes in the Thistle Patch Fiber Studio at her home. She was honored to be selected as an Invitational Featured Artist for the 2012 and 2023 Oregon Flock and Fiber Festivals and has judged weaving entries in their fiber competitions. Diane is an enthusiastic spinner as well and she uses her collection of looms to weave her special yarns into unique hand-woven items. She especially enjoys sharing the wonders of weaving with beginning weavers and fiber enthusiasts.
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Seminars:
Rigid Heddle: Let’s Get Warped!
Kumihimo WHAT? Kumihimo!
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